Will the AI bet pay off? By Julian Jacobs In recent months, there have been murmurs about the failure of artificial intelligence to live up to the hype. As AI…
Data from a survey of 2,000 people by Opinium for HL in April 2024. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “More than a quarter of people admit they…
Market Report – UK retail sales much better than expected, AI profit-taking seen on Wall Street Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Unsurprisingly, the Bank of England’s interest rate…
Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 has opened in the red as investors come to terms with the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Nervousness is pervading sentiment as investors assess the prospects of interest rates staying higher for longer. The mood is being driven…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’It’s a painful and slow path, but inflation is continuing to head down the hill which will ease headaches at the…
How to finance the UK government’s borrowing By Peter Sedgwick Much of the debate on UK economic policy has focused on rising inflation and the Bank of England’s slow response…
Calm descends with pound stabilising and UK gilt yields falling back FTSE 100 opens lower despite gains in Asia and Wall Street Eyes turn to the Truss administration for more…
Markets brace for another large rate hike from the Federal Reserve today Wall Street stocks fall as investors assess indications of weaker consumer spending patterns Ford stock tumbles amid soaring…
17 March 2022 Modest rate bump risks inflation, expensive debts and savings misery The Bank of England raised the base rate another 0.25 percentage points to 0.75%. It may not…
Commentary: Proper perspective on emerging risks By Christopher Smart in Boston You can hear the bearishness in everyone’s voices. They fear a market swoon in a world of unstable politics.…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Germany’s real Q3 GDP rose by a higher than expected 0.8%QoQ mainly supported by net exports and capex spending following an upwardly revised…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Major European equity indices opened lower on Friday, following a rather mixed picture in Asian equity markets, after North Korea fired off another missile…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: In line with market expectations, the BoE voted by a majority of 7-1 to keep the Bank rate unchanged at 0.25% and…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Major currency pairs continued to move within tight ranges in European trade on Thursday with GBP luring market attention ahead of the…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The announcement of the BoE’s MPC monetary policy decision and the MPC minutes of the meeting take centre stage today. The Committee is…